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governor romney, you keep on trying to airbrush history. you were very clear that you would not provide government assistance to the u.s. auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy. you said they could get it in the private marketplace. that wasn't true. they would have gone through -- >> you're wrong, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people can look it up, you're right. >> people will look it up. more importantly, it is true that in order for us to be competitive, we're going to have to make some smart choices right now. cutting our education budget, that's not a smart choice, that will not help us compete with china. cutting our investments in research and technology, that's not a smart choice. that will not help us compete with china. bringing down our deficit by adding $7 trillion of tax cuts and military spending that our military's not asking for, before we even get to the debt that we currently have, that is not going to make us more competitive. those are the kinds of choices american people face right now. having a
governor romney, you keep on trying to airbrush history. you were very clear that you would not provide government assistance to the u.s. auto companies even if they went through bankruptcy. you said they could get it in the private marketplace. that wasn't true. they would have gone through -- >> you're wrong, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people can look it up, you're right. >> people will look it up. more importantly, it is true that in order for us to be...
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and i'm glad that governor romney romney agrees with the steps we're taking. there have been times, governor, during the step of this campaign where you thought you would dot same thing we did but say them louder and it would make a difference. it turns out the work involved in setting up these sanctions is painstaking. it is my meticulous. the reason it is so important, is it is a testament to how we restored american credibility and strength around the world, is we had to make sure all countries participated. even countries like rush why si china. we have had sanctions in place for a long time. it is because we got everybody to agree that iran is seeing so much pressure and we have to maintain that pressure. there is a deal to be had that is that they abide about the i rules that have been established. they con vin the international community. they are not pursuing a nuclear program. there are inspeck is that are very intrusive. but over time what they can do is regain mobility. and one last thing just to make this point, the clock is ticking. we're not goin
and i'm glad that governor romney romney agrees with the steps we're taking. there have been times, governor, during the step of this campaign where you thought you would dot same thing we did but say them louder and it would make a difference. it turns out the work involved in setting up these sanctions is painstaking. it is my meticulous. the reason it is so important, is it is a testament to how we restored american credibility and strength around the world, is we had to make sure all...
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and i believe governor romney, you go first? >> we're going to be finished by 2014, when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by 2014. the commanders and generals are on track to do so. we've seen progress over the past several years. the surge has been successful, and the training program is proceeding at a good pace. they're now a large number of afghan security forces, 350,000 that are ready to step in to provide security and we're going to be able to make that transition by the end of 2014, so our troops will come home at that point. i can tell you at the same time, we look at what's happening in pakist pakistan, recognize what's happening in pakistan is going to have a major impact on the success in afghanistan. i say that because i know a lot of people think we should wash our hands and walk away. pakistan's being nice to us, and we should walk away. pakistan is important to the region, the world and us. pakistan has nuclear warheads and they're rushing to build a lot more. they'll have more than great br
and i believe governor romney, you go first? >> we're going to be finished by 2014, when i'm president, we'll make sure we bring our troops out by 2014. the commanders and generals are on track to do so. we've seen progress over the past several years. the surge has been successful, and the training program is proceeding at a good pace. they're now a large number of afghan security forces, 350,000 that are ready to step in to provide security and we're going to be able to make that...
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unfortunately governor romney's plan doesn't do it. we got to do it in a responsible way, by cutting out spending we don't need. but also asking the wealthiest to pay a little bit more that way we can invest in the research and technology that's always kept us at the cutting edge. governor romney has taken a different approach throughout this campaign. both at home and abroad, he has proposed wrong and reckless policies. he has praised george bush as a good economic stewart and dick cheney as somebody who shows great wisdom and judgment. and taking us back to those kind of strategies that got us into this mess are not the way we are going to maintain leadership in the 21st century. >> governor romney, wrong and reckless policies? >> i have a policy and agenda for the future. when it comes to the economy here at home, i know what it takes to drive 12 million jobs and rising take home pay. what we have seen i don't want to see over four years the president said we would be at 5.4% unemployment. we are 9 million jobs short of that. i will
unfortunately governor romney's plan doesn't do it. we got to do it in a responsible way, by cutting out spending we don't need. but also asking the wealthiest to pay a little bit more that way we can invest in the research and technology that's always kept us at the cutting edge. governor romney has taken a different approach throughout this campaign. both at home and abroad, he has proposed wrong and reckless policies. he has praised george bush as a good economic stewart and dick cheney as...
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so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed opportunities. a lot of us were expecting mitt romney to be more aggressive going after the president on libya, that benghazi attack and on syria but he was much more of a me, too, candidate. and finally the gender gap. we've seen the gender gap with women. the president did much better with women, women thinking that the president won the debate by double digits. carol? >> paul steinhauser, jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> in an hour we'll talk to someone from ohio and pennsylvania. yes, it's middle-class talk back time. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a
so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed...
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romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as commander in chief. the commander in chief came determined to make sure that didn't happen. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy. but, every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. >> reporter: time and time again the president's harsh criticism dripped with sarcasm. >> a few months ago when you were asked what's the biggest geopolitical threat facing america, you said russia. not al qaeda, you said russia. the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back. because,
romney, 48% to 40%. let's get right to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who was watching that debate. good morning. >> good morning. look, we know this entire election year debates have really mattered. but this one was a little bit tricky because it's about foreign policy. that's not high on the priority list for voters. so each candidate really tried to make it a test of leadership. especially the president. >> reporter: mitt romney came wanting voters to see him as...
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the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy, and quick line from john. was it worth it on a foreign policy debate that might not have been watched by that many people to go for the gust owe and yet perhaps lose likability? >> when you attack your opponent, you may bring his negatives down but you also bring your own negatives down. i think last night you saw mitt romney was playing for the center, the undecideds. when he talked about bipartisan ship, president obama was playing to the base. those zingers were went to get up the base. it is a get out the vote effort at this point. >> obama can lose a little in the likability, but i agree. i thi
the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy,...
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mitt romney has the momentum. you got the sense that american people are so focused on the economy this cycle. foreign policy debates like this are not going to click. >> and the early part of the debate last night i thought mitt romney did fairly well. president obama dominated the better of the debate. i think he did emerge winning on debate points. >> david gurg insaid he thinks he passed an important test in this debate called the commander in chief test. >> cnn political reporter peter hammy says from 9:00 to 10:45 eastern last night, the top five rising searches on google were horses and bayonets, syria, molly, drones, and tumult. if you missed last night's debate including all the tumult, tune in to cnn noon eastern for an encore presentation. >> and president obama talking about the strength of our economy on his watch as commander in chief. >> and as a consequence, al qaeda's core leadership has been decimated. >> so is this true? we're going to go live to washington to get the real story. hmm, it says he
mitt romney has the momentum. you got the sense that american people are so focused on the economy this cycle. foreign policy debates like this are not going to click. >> and the early part of the debate last night i thought mitt romney did fairly well. president obama dominated the better of the debate. i think he did emerge winning on debate points. >> david gurg insaid he thinks he passed an important test in this debate called the commander in chief test. >> cnn political...
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does pressure on mitt romney grow? >> you know, if there were something substantive underneath it the story might continue but it's pretty clear what he meant. he was talking about a baby and life was god's will, not that -- god's will that a woman be raped. you know, anderson, looking at these surveys, this survey is a bit of an outlier. mitt romney has been closing the gender gap with women since the first debate. i think one of the things that's happening here is the obama campaign has had this very focused campaign of women are a collection of reproductive parts, that's the only thing they care about are these kind of issues as opposed to having enough respect for women to understand that guess, what they participate in the economy, they're the engine of economic growth, they're starting most small businesses in this country. and i think it's a little bit demeaning to say that women only care about one thing and one thing only. and i think that's one of the reasons that obama's having a problem, an increasing probl
does pressure on mitt romney grow? >> you know, if there were something substantive underneath it the story might continue but it's pretty clear what he meant. he was talking about a baby and life was god's will, not that -- god's will that a woman be raped. you know, anderson, looking at these surveys, this survey is a bit of an outlier. mitt romney has been closing the gender gap with women since the first debate. i think one of the things that's happening here is the obama campaign has...
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we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of 20% is $5 trillion worth. now, romney plans to close loophole to pay for it. we just don't know which wups, so we had to take some liberties on the map here. the joint committee on taxation did one test study and i have it right here. keep in mind, this was done based on current law, which assumes the bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year. they concluded that revenue neutral tax reform would permit a 4% decrease in all ordinary income tax rates. now, that's not close to 20%. now, let's get to the second thing. adding more than $2 trillion to defense
we know three big things about romney's plan. one. he wants to cut tax rates and pay for it by closing loopholes. two. he wants to increase defense spending by about $2 trillion over ten years. and three, he says he'll balance the budget at the end of his second term. let's start with the tax cuts. >> i want to bring down rates. want to bring the rates down, at the same time, lower deductions and credits so we keep getting the revenue we need. >> romney's across the board tax cut of...
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indiana and missouri also shift from lean romney to safe romney. cnn now estimates that mitt romney's leading in states with a total of 206 electoral votes, the president's leading in states with 237. it takes of course 270 to win the white house. listen to mitt romney today talking in cedar rapids, iowa. >> our campaign is growing into a movement across this country that says we're going to get america back, we're going to get america strong, we're going to provide for our families. >> jack welch is a big supporter of mitt romney and he'll be reacting to all this in a moment. but in the meanwhile, president obama is in the midst of a 48-hour nonstop campaign exhibition making time to sit down with brian williams at nbc's "rock center." >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? and they can have some confidence that the things i say i mean. >> we begin tonight with governor deval patrick of massachusetts here to try the case for the president. governor, how are you? >> i'm great, piers, how are you? >> somebo
indiana and missouri also shift from lean romney to safe romney. cnn now estimates that mitt romney's leading in states with a total of 206 electoral votes, the president's leading in states with 237. it takes of course 270 to win the white house. listen to mitt romney today talking in cedar rapids, iowa. >> our campaign is growing into a movement across this country that says we're going to get america back, we're going to get america strong, we're going to provide for our families....
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now it's governor romney's turn. he has a five-point plan for the economy and he says he'll create a whopping 12 million jobs in four years. i have said before, i will say it again, that's a ridiculous pledge and i'll wear a dress for a week if it happens. why? because our anemic economic growth cannot support a huge surge in job creation. not without something very substantial changing and nobody predicts that to happen. here's the five points that president romney -- that presidential candidate romney is focusing on. first, energy independence. he says this will create millions of jobs in areas like oil, gas and manufacturing. second, trade. romney will open new markets and create a level playing field by pressure countries like china. three, he'll improve education, retrain workers and help the unemployed. these will likely be state run initiatives, however. four, etch' slash spending to cut the deficit and shrink the deficit. five, he'll had help small businesses that includes repealing obama care and cutting tax
now it's governor romney's turn. he has a five-point plan for the economy and he says he'll create a whopping 12 million jobs in four years. i have said before, i will say it again, that's a ridiculous pledge and i'll wear a dress for a week if it happens. why? because our anemic economic growth cannot support a huge surge in job creation. not without something very substantial changing and nobody predicts that to happen. here's the five points that president romney -- that presidential...
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are romney officials concerned? >> you are concerned about everything that happens at this point in the campaign. they have an ad running in a state with mitt romney, they did not ask for it to be taken down. i spoke with a romney senior adviser who said they did test owning this after the whole todd akin case in missouri, and they say what they discovered, when somebody makes a stupid remark, they aren't going to blame mitt romney for it they feel like this story won't have much of an impact on them. >> alex, you looked into this in the past, have you done ads. do you agree it doesn't have much of an impact on romney? >> this too shall pass. it's more of a distraction, and that's the cost the campaign pays. instead of talking about the economy and jobs which is what mitt romney rather talk about, he has to spend a couple of hours discussing this. >> it's been a news cycle. we've been talking about this all day. >> not really. it's fairly clear what mourdock meant. he was not talking that god willed women to be rape
are romney officials concerned? >> you are concerned about everything that happens at this point in the campaign. they have an ad running in a state with mitt romney, they did not ask for it to be taken down. i spoke with a romney senior adviser who said they did test owning this after the whole todd akin case in missouri, and they say what they discovered, when somebody makes a stupid remark, they aren't going to blame mitt romney for it they feel like this story won't have much of an...
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but the romney campaign, they're not taking anything for granted and a spokesman for romney put out a statement stating point-blank that governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, they do not reflect his views. >> the reason right away is because of women voters, right? perhaps taking offense to those comments. >> there's no question about it. remember what happened a couple of months ago when the republican senate candidate in missouri, todd akin made comments, more stringent than this, but the republican party threw him under the bus. that is the question at this early hour, i've been speaking to some republican strategists who are involved in this campaign in indiana, that's the question is how much are the republican officials nationally going to going to push back on him. it's a tough thing for them strategically, because they do want to keep appealing to women, but when it comes to the balance of power in the senate, indiana -- this was already a very close race. surprisingly close race. because the democrat is pretty conservative. it's a conservative state. and
but the romney campaign, they're not taking anything for granted and a spokesman for romney put out a statement stating point-blank that governor romney disagrees with richard mourdock's comments, they do not reflect his views. >> the reason right away is because of women voters, right? perhaps taking offense to those comments. >> there's no question about it. remember what happened a couple of months ago when the republican senate candidate in missouri, todd akin made comments,...
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governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save our economy from freefall to save the auto industry, which governor romney would not have done, and he has a vision of how to move this economy forward. that will rebuild the middle class. that will -- and governor romney who runs around this country now saying i represent change doesn't represent change. he what he represents is a return to a failed task. >> still more feel think the governor would do better with the economy than the president. >> in that particular poll -- in that particular poll, candy, that may be the case, but in
governor romney, 51%. why after all this time does governor romney beat president obama when it comes to the question of who could best handle the economy? >> well, first of all, candy, there's a plethora of polls out there. >> a lot of them sort of show this, david. >> i actually prefer the cnn polls. i like the one you put out on friday where we were ahead in ohio and in states like ohio and elsewhere people know the reality, which is the president took tough steps to save...
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obama is also now beating romney with suburban women, and back in september that same group favored romney by six points. what about the gender gap here? >> i would be surprised if women overall favored the -- mitt romney in september. usually, of course there has been a gender gap, democrats run better among women than men. what's striking in this poll and in all the polls and i think sets up an important dynamic for tonight's debate is that president obama has lost ground among white women and not only the blue collar white women who are always loosely attached to him, but in a number of these polls, college educated white women who have been the most democratic portion of the white electorate. and i think that kind of creates, you saw that in the second debate, focus on issues like equity, access to contraception and planned parenthood. one of the focus in this debate could very well be to try to continue that argument aiming at women for the president, by suggesting that mitt romney is too quick to kind of rattle the war card. >> it's interesting you say that. this is a foreign policy
obama is also now beating romney with suburban women, and back in september that same group favored romney by six points. what about the gender gap here? >> i would be surprised if women overall favored the -- mitt romney in september. usually, of course there has been a gender gap, democrats run better among women than men. what's striking in this poll and in all the polls and i think sets up an important dynamic for tonight's debate is that president obama has lost ground among white...
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we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it comes time to stand up for our beliefs and values overseas, they think we are a super power in decline. >> reporter: and there you have paul ryan last night in colorado trying to rev up a campaign rally. you know, we talk a lot about benghazi and how it's going to be an issue tonight. i think it's going to be an issue in a broader spectrum for mitt romney to try to talk more about terrorism in the middle east and, of course, paul ryan there talking about what america's standing is, and i think he's speaking directly to the report now that the u.s.
we haven't heard a whole lot from mitt romney. he's been in debate prep this weekend, in debate prep right now. but his running mate paul ryan addressed that last night in colorado. >> what peace through strength means is our adversaries are much less willing to test us, they're less brazen, and our allies are more willing to trust us. what it means is our adversaries when they see us projecting weakness, when they see us hollowing out our military, when they see us equivocating when it...
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where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if the answer is no and florida and north carolina are moving his way, they think the smart thing to do is scale back and build a fire wall in the midwest. >> you have done commercials for candidates. how does it work logistically and how often are they polling and how much communication is there between the ad people and the poll people to determine our ads? >> sometimes the ad people tell you way too much communication with the polling people. the ad guys and they do the math. it's a little bit about and they are polling around the cloc
where does governor romney and ryan go. just as important or more important, campaigns have to make decisions and the obama campaign recently borrowed $15 million. money is not scarce. these guys have raised a boat load of money and not taking public financing and not subject to caps, but you are at a point where you have to make consequential decisions and every decision is make or break. we are talking to democrats and they will wait and see what happens in the 48 hours with the numbers. if...
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so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> gloria, we talked about this issue before. you were a victim of rape, had a legal abortion. does this stagger you that these politicians running for the senate, second one now, would say such extraordinary things about something as sensitive as rape and abortion and so on? >> well, i wish i could say that it surprises me but it doesn't, because there is that kind of extremism in the republican party. we heard it from todd akin, who is running for the u.s. senate seat from missouri, when he talke
so i asked governor romney, how low can you stoop, governor romney, to allow your attorney to launch this attack on a single mom who you know cannot defend herself because she is still under that gag order. >> we'll see what happens, obviously, with the legal action here. let's turn to indiana senate candidate richard mourdock, who said this. let's remind ourselves of what he said. >> i struggled with it myself for a long time but i came to realize life is a gift from god and i...
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romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that voters wanted to be comfortable voting against barack obama and for mitt romney which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly
romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled...
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when barack obama and michelle obama were talking to mitt romney's family, tagg romney, mitt romney's son, who had made a comment i want to smack barack obama, puts his arm behind barack obama's back. >> he does it camera side so we see it and now watch what's going to happen. this is like owning the president right here. the president is going to maneuver. he's in a difficult position but he's going to get a couple smacks back. bam. there it is. he's like listen, i'm still the president, simmer down. look what happens here, though. look it. tagg right here, now fixes his pants and gets in this broadside display. >> reporter: maybe his belt's not tight enough. >> but it's interesting timing. this is a sense of pride. this is a body language gesture with pride, like a cowboy. it's like he said dad, i got a smack in. >> reporter: those are the last things we remember from the debate. >> that's what we saw. >> up next, her question triggered one of the most heated exchanges of the town hall debate and led to romney's comments about binders full of women. katherine fenton found herself in
when barack obama and michelle obama were talking to mitt romney's family, tagg romney, mitt romney's son, who had made a comment i want to smack barack obama, puts his arm behind barack obama's back. >> he does it camera side so we see it and now watch what's going to happen. this is like owning the president right here. the president is going to maneuver. he's in a difficult position but he's going to get a couple smacks back. bam. there it is. he's like listen, i'm still the president,...
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both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions? only if you vote for him. >> so obviously somebody thinks this is a great way to turn out female voters. >> it's worked for democrats in virginia traditionally on that issue, but, look, romney wasn't anywhere near richmond when what mark talked about was going on. i have to add obama doesn't benefit of having mark warner on the ticket. >> kill you with kindness here. >> let's talk about abortions. that's been -- they hit me on the same issue. they hit john warn other the same issues. they hit anybody with the label. it doesn't fit. >> frankly, it's still a very conservative state in so many places. these abortion issues
both from the romney campaign and the obama campaign, both on abortion. >> those ads say mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seemed a bit extreme, so i looked into it. turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option many cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. >> banning all abortions? >> i would be delighted sign that bill. >> trying to mislead us. that's wrong. but ban all abortions?...
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romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in the last ten days or so, but he improved his position then. i don't see any momentum at all and i see 1,000 polls. it still is a pretty tight race. the real difference is between polls that do live interviews and polls that do robocalls that came to cell phones. that accounts for a significant difference. that's a real issue here. as we come down the stretch. >> mary, can romney win without winning ohio? >> yes, he can, and i don't -- i don't know how that enthusiasm gap that used to be 20 points could all of a sudden be even. let's look at they have the same e
romney can win. romney ideoyg s 3 undouy n oyg s 3 oamhao . program last night and he was saying that in internal polls, they're not seeing this romney momentum that the media has talked about so much since the first debate. they think momentum that obama is doing pretty well. do you buy that, that there's not the narrative of romney momentum is not accurate? >> i think romney did do better, objectively he improved his position after the first debate. i don't think he improved it any in...
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romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i think what was striking to me. i heard from someone working with the president. in the word cloud should have been i agree. what we heard from mitt romney -- that may muddle things with him. with people who were looking for a clear way to make a decision. >> is it okay to say, i agree now, when earlier you were saying something else? >> that's the problem. if you watched the primary debates, romney was much more muscular and attacking the president on foreign policy. >> if you look at one thing i was struck by. afghanistan, he said, the
romney agreed with obama. the one area where i think obama gained an advantage, he quickly pointed out that romney was indecisive or waffled on an issue oregon back and forth. he kept saying, being commander in chief is about being consistent. i think that was probably the most effective line of attack. >> did he set a vision for why he should have four more years? >> the president? >> not any more than i think we've heard other than in the -- you know, in the summation. but i...
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i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of the national republican committee, i'm responsible for house races, our candidates and performances. i think we're doing a great job. we have african-american, matter of fact, haitian american candidate doing a good job. downtown in new york, new york city out on the island, probably going to win his race. richard tesei in massachusetts, a man who will win -- a republican in massachusetts. this is the kind of strength that the house republicans have, as we talk about the issues of growing jobs and making america stro
i support mitt romney. you could say that i endorse mitt romney, but that's not just because i'm a wohite man. we all have things which we're for, which we support. colin powell believes the president is heading down the right path. i simply disagree on this issue with colin powell. let's go to the real point of this. that is both these candidates, mitt romney and president obama have had a chance to sell what they bloelieve to the country. on the house side we're doing the same. as chairman of...
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romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is going to tell us what is going on behind the scenes at a debate right now. she knows from her experiences, plus, bill clinton's advised the next president about avoiding another disaster. first, another debate flashback. >>> the republican nominee and governor michael dukakis. >> governor, if kitty were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer? >> no, i don't and i think you know i've proposed the death penalty. >> losing that passion at that moment may have hurt him clearly in that
romney's waffling. we're spending $2 billion a week in afghanistan. $2 billion to spend in any of these american cities. $100 billion a year. i think there's a way, this sort of hesitancy on romney's part could be an economic issue. but i don't think that some of these other issues with regard to the economy, like china, that has not been discussed well enough in the lead up. i think there's a big discussion to be had about china. i don't think romney is as credible. >> candy crowley is...
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mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to run very far. he says mourdock's are way different than congressman todd akin. aiken talked about a magical uterus that could prevent pregnancy after rape. mourdock expressed his strong belief that god creates all live. what's unclear, whether any of this will affect the race between romney and obama. talkback question for you. do candidates' comments on rape and abortion influence your vote? facebook.com/carolcnn. facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments, later this hour. >>> hurricane season, of course, not over yet. residents in jamaica are ge
mitt romney has endorsed mourdock. here it is, for all the world to see. >> this fall, i'm supporting mitch arrested mourdock for senate. as state treasurer, richard worked with daniels to balance the budget and make government more accountable. as senator, richard will be the 51st vote to repeal and replace government-run health care. richard will help stop the liberal reid/pelosi agenda. >> now romney is distancing himself from mourdock's latest comments, but don't expect him to...
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romney is the definitive favorite in florida. are you as confident add nate sounds in a win for mitt romney in your state? >> florida is always going to be tight. i feel very confident that governor romney is going to win florida. not only do you see the changing of the polls. you just feel it out there. people are concerned about where we're headed and they see mitt romney and somebody who can fix the economy. >> you see what i see is really interesting? we've been talking about polls over the last week. let me throw this one up, a cnn/orc poll that breaks it down to white and nonwhite in the state of florida. white vote is mitt romney would get 61% according to our polling. and president obama 35%. if you look at nonwhites, mitt romney takes 24% of the nonwhite vote, president obama 74%. let's focus on that 24% number. how worried is the gop in general about that? not just for this election but in general. you extrapolate out our nation is getting more diverse, that's got to be a worriship number for you. >> i think that the de
romney is the definitive favorite in florida. are you as confident add nate sounds in a win for mitt romney in your state? >> florida is always going to be tight. i feel very confident that governor romney is going to win florida. not only do you see the changing of the polls. you just feel it out there. people are concerned about where we're headed and they see mitt romney and somebody who can fix the economy. >> you see what i see is really interesting? we've been talking about...
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romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up. >> and for military voters in virginia, romney's charge that the size of the navy is at 1917 levels. >> well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. >> reporter: it was hardly a direct hit for either candidate. as it turns out, every marine still undergoes bayonet training. and the fact checking watchdog blame the president for the current navy fleet levels as pants on fire. now, as for the president's blueprint that he laid out earlier today talking about his second term agenda, we did talk to some senio
romney's attack on mr. obama's decision not to visit israel during his first foreign president. >> you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt and saudi arabia and turkey and iraq. and by the way, you skipped israel. >> if we're going to talk about trips that we've taken -- >> reporter: for factory workers in ohio, the flare up over romney's opposition to the auto bailout. >> iran, mr. president. >> no, i am not wrong. >> people will look it up....
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i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45 hours did you just completely zone out and not care anymore? >> oh, i would say about a third of the way through, i started to be overwhelmed and by halfway through it was a nightmare to see the same ad for the 18th time and i would notice the tiny things. i remember there was a woman in a pro obama ad, a woman in a grocery store comparison shopping because she's trying to save money and looking at these two cans of tuna and i kept wonderi wondering which one she was going to pick and you never find out. see the ad for the 19th time it goes battie. >> is that the one that haunts your nightmares? >> am
i saw a pro romney ad, talking to a voter and romney gives a gulp, couldn't help but wonder if i saw this 20 times did they decided they would leave the gulp in because it made romney look more human and concerned, take it out because it would make him look weak. these are the things you start to fixate on when you see something 20 times in the space of a short time. >> and even people not locked in a room, they see these campaign ads 20, 30, 40 times. i mean at what point during the 45...
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has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last days, we've been in florida, now i'm here twice, ohio, colorado, we'll be going to virginia. the president was in nevada last night and he's also been in iowa and he's making a stop along the way to vote, to early vote in illinois, because the early vote is so crucial for the obama campaign to turn out their forces. part of this, soledad, i think is a mind fake, a little bit to get out the -- to force romney to keep spending money in some of the states where he might actually have an edge, although the obama people won't admit that, states lake florid
has moved that into the leaning romney campaign. talk about what the analysis of those states is at this point. >> so that's obviously very good news for the romney campaign. they need lock up as many states and put them away, so they can focus on other battlegrounds. the president is taking his tour through six battleground states that the obama campaign still feels that they can win or challenge romney to continue to spend money in. and we have been hustling through them. in the last...
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team romney brought in $112 million. that brings total fund-raising to more than $2 billion for 2012, which some analysts say could be the costliest presidential election in history had. >>> conservative fire brand ann coulter, not well known for his delicate use of the english language is embroiled in controversy again after the face-off between obama and romney, coulter took to twitter to share her feelings. she wrote, tweeted, i highly approve of romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard in response of her use of that offensive word to describe the president of the united states, special olympian john stevens wrote a heartfelt, open letter explaining just why that word should not be an insult. here is what he had to say. >> dear ann coulter, come on, miss coulter, you aren't dumb and you aren't shallow, so why are you constantly using a word like the r word as an insult? i am a 30-year-old man with down syndrome who has struggled with the public's perception that my disability means i am dumb and shallow.
team romney brought in $112 million. that brings total fund-raising to more than $2 billion for 2012, which some analysts say could be the costliest presidential election in history had. >>> conservative fire brand ann coulter, not well known for his delicate use of the english language is embroiled in controversy again after the face-off between obama and romney, coulter took to twitter to share her feelings. she wrote, tweeted, i highly approve of romney's decision to be kind and...
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of access to romney. this is a sign of a guy who thinks he's got some momentum in his direction, and don't want to have any missteps. >> john sununu not playing it so safe there. >> john sununu did -- >> you know, this is what we're going to do. we're going to play that and then talk about sununu. >> and, frankly, when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> so margaret you mention missteps. right? are these missteps that could affect anything? >> look. i think missteps by the candidates are the ones that are most likely to affect things. clearly john sununu has said something that is clearly offensive to a lot of americans. this is an esteemed general of the united states who served am
of access to romney. this is a sign of a guy who thinks he's got some momentum in his direction, and don't want to have any missteps. >> john sununu not playing it so safe there. >> john sununu did -- >> you know, this is what we're going to do. we're going to play that and then talk about sununu. >> and, frankly, when you take a look at colin powell you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for...
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i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to be very interesting. bob schieffer will be across from them, but then mitt romney and president obama will be seated very close to one another. so unlike last week, at the town hall debate, where they were crossing the stage to invade each other's personal space, they will already be in each other's personal space. >> like the vice presidential debate. >> reporter: right. >> back and forth and back and forth, right. >> reporter: that's right. so you may see -- i was talking to a democratic source about this and they said, they don't have to walk up to each other, they may be kicking each other
i talked to a senior romney strategist leading the hotel where mitt romney has been doing his debate prep about an hour ago and asked about this possibility. they said that they are preparing for a president who will not come out like a lamb. and even though that -- this debate setting tonight is going to be around a round table discussion, i just talked to a democratic source a few moments ago, brooke, who said if you look at how they're going to be seated at the table tonight, it is going to...